PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6982447

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONPepperrell AFB Newfoundland Thule Greenland

FRAMES4

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1. 'DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
9 Novan bor 5j 09/00102 Pep, rrell Art, Matoun"lad, Male, Grcenland
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
13itoy .stronodo1 (.20n)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Thee valunted to n wbeor auieinc We Mbh w lepperrell MD, urld.
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 - 7 dacouls 5 - 7 dacoals Codng lijit Mike aviaidoni ljd, crron, flaw atrdgt Clodng lgit lile aviionl Mgd, crron, flew strdgt
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION cnt level p rall i to diservers. tnt level p rall i to diservers.
A3r-7swel A3r-71swel
. COURSE 7. COURSE
MEM MEN
. PHOTOS
D Yes HXONe
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE )
O Yes
KXNe
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious oddone of thse form may bo ueod.
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JEO 3266
JEQ A242EOSU Cier
EMERGENCY
JEOC JEXY JEKC JEOC JEXV JEKC JEC REKZC REKZC 666 666
DE JEQSU 91 DE JEOSU 91
Y C922347 7EX Y 2922347 7EX
FH CONDR THULE AB GRNLD TH CONDR THULE AB GRNLD
TO JEOC/COMDR 66O3RD ARGP GOOSE AB LAPDR TO JEOC/COMDR ARGP GOOSE AR LAPDR
JEXN/CONDR 661*TH ABGP KCANDREY AF7 NFLD JEXW/C FLE
JENC/CONDR 661ITH ATCP NARSARSSIM" A" GPNLD
JEQC/COMDR 66
ZEN/COMDR GRNLD
JEDUP/COMDR ATIC HRIGHT ACD ONIO
PEYZC/CINCLANT
3IC FIS PD OTJECT GREEN IGHT AND
HEADING 349 DEGREES SPEED WOTS OVTACT "D WEATWro CLEAR
TEN MILES SURFACE WIMDS FEET 7 wOTS.
ORJECT SIGHTED VICINITY THVLE AD "LANS ED
20/2235" DEC JEOSU

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C-1 EMERGENCY CC AL
FM COMDR THULE AB GRNLD
TO DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
COMDR NEAC ATTN
COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO A.P.Rle
COMDR 64TH ATTN DUTY CON AFB NFLD
COMDR ATIO OHIO
ETHOP17627.
REFERENCE OUR MSG THOP I7624UFO B. INTERROGATION REVEALS FOLLOWING
DETAILS. NUMBER AND LETTER SEQUENCE PER PARA 6B AF REGULATION 200-2.
1 GLOWING LIGHT SHAPE OF A NAVIGATION LIGHT. B. SIZE OE ACFT
NAVIGATION LRIGHT DISTANCE OF ONE MILE. NOT
APPLICABLE. NONE NONE SOUTH EAST
TO WEST NORTH WEST AROUND AND BROUGH' TO RADAR
OBSERVVERS ATTN. EVATI .EVEL. AXIMUTH ELEVATION
LEVEL, AZIMUTH LEVEL, AZIMUTH 20 DEGRE DEGREE STRAIGHT 'RAIGHT AND L.EV3 VEL PARALLEL OBSERVERS
AT SAME ALTITUDE LRIGHT JENT OUT. OLT NO FADE ou oUT PILOT SAW FOR ILOT SAW FOR
5-7 SECONDS, 5-7 SECONDS, RADAR RADAR wns AIR-VISUAL. IR-VISUAL.
BNONE. F-94. F-94 938 938. DEGREES, 20 OTS, THULE THULE
AIRBASE. 4. A AIRBASE. 4. A. 0920202. B 2020Z. B MILES NORTH WEST NORTH WEST OF THULE. OF THULE.
6. A. NOT APPLICABLE. B 6. A. NOT APPLICABLE. B. JAMES JAMES HENDON, FIRST LT PILOT 3318 FTR IENDON. FIRST LT PILOT 3318 FTR INTC INTC
SQ, WALTER O WALTER RICH. FIRST LIEUTENANT, R/ LIEUTENANT, R PERATOR,
31 FWAILTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON, 318 FICHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON,
7. 7 A. CLEAR. B. SURFACE WINDS SURFACE WINDS EST AT 1S KNOTS, EST AT 1S KNOTS,
PAGE TWO
5DD0 FEET, 010 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. C. UNLIMITED. D. 10
MILES. E. NONE NONE. 8. NONE. NONE. 10. NONE
11. 1 F-94 AIRCRAFT, 6 MILES WEST OF OBSERVE PT C-47,
12 MILES WEST HAROLD R MILLER GROUP
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. NO EVALUATION WEATHER ADVISES HIS SIGHTING
PROBABLY NOT CAUSED B ONOMICAL 'PHENOMENA
69:20 IT 0E0 ESSI
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCIAS SSIFIED
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NR 11909 18 DEC 53
C-1 ROUTINE
FM COMDR 64AD PEPPERRELL AFB NF -
TO DIR INT HQ USAF WASH DC Eat
COMDR ADC ENT
CONDR AAC ELEMENDORF AFB ALS 0:23
VA Pif7les
CLNNT NORFOLK
COMDR USNS COMDR USNS ARGENTIA NF
COMICED FOR KEFLAVIK ICELAND ICELAND
COMDR ATIC WRI PATTERSON PATTERSON AFB OHIO AFB OHIO
CONDR MCANDREW AFB NF MCANDREW AFB NF
COMDR HARMON AFB NF thiwo in. thiws in SE. SEE GRTPIO-CENER
COMDR OOSE AB LABDR BEFORE LECL SSIFYING BEFORE DECL SSIFYING
COMDR NARSARSSUAK AB GRNLD AB B GRNLD
COMDR 662 SONDRESTROM B GRNLD
COMDR THULE AB GRNLD OKDM
COMDR NEAC PEPPERRELL PEPPERRELL AFB NF AFB NF ORDM
COMDR NEAC ATTN COC PAFB ATTN COC PAFB
COMDR 66COTH ABG PEPPERRELL ABG PEPPERRELL AFB NF AFB NF 10434
HQ CAI HUBERTS QUEBEC
CITE ADOIN 2006
REF MSG FR THULE AB THOPI RPT THOPI
7624 UFOB RPT UFOB. THIS HQ EVALUATES WNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
SIGHTING AS ASTRONCMICAL PHENOMENON DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,
ED 49
UNC 733-
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